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Dexter, Missouri – A Special School Board Meeting of the Dexter R-XI Schools was held on Thursday, June 5, 2014.
The Board employed Rebecca Hester as a certified teacher for the 2014-2015 school year. Her assignment will be elementary keyboarding for grades 2, 3, 4, and 5. This is an expanded teaching position created to address the computer-based mandatory testing beginning next school year. (Last year Felicia Powers split her assignment between elementary keyboarding at Southwest Elementary and Curriculum Administration). This position creates a new learning opportunity for the Central Elementary students.
The Board also employed Jordan McGowan as a paraprofessional aide and as an assistant boys basketball coach for the 2014-2015 school year. His assignment will be at the high school assisting student instruction.
Jordan joins head boys basketball coach Josh Dowdy and co-assistant coach Kyle Williamson as they provide coaching services for both middle school and high school interscholastic competition.
Dexter, Missouri - It's time to stock up on summertime reading!
The Southwest Elementary Parents as Teachers Organization will be hosting a Book Fair and annual Summer Book Sale on Tuesday June 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Southwest Elementary School on Grant Street in Dexter.
It’s a BUY ONE GET ONE FREE Book Fair. For every book purchased, you get one for FREE! Double your purchasing power and go home with at least two books.
Choose from hundreds of books from adventure and mystery, fantasy, best-selling, popular authors, kids’ favorites and more!
Expand your child’s library and help support an awesome organization! It’s a win win for everyone!
Who: Southwest PTO
What: BOGO Book Fair
When: Tuesday, June 10th
Where: Southwest Elementary
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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Bell City, Missouri – The Lakeville Masonic Lodge sponsored a bicycle give-away for students in each grade from kindergarten through 6th as a reward for reading.
While the Lakeville Masonic Lodge worked with the school to encourage children to read, each student demonstrated great efforts while working very hard to achieve his or her goal.
Every time a child met a goal, his or her name was placed in a drawing for a bicycle. One child out of each grade was presented with a bicycle for all their hard work.
Zach Hueckel, a 6th grade student, had over 700 accelerated reading points. Way to go Zach!
Students were presented their bicycles at the Bell City Multipurpose Building by Lakeville Masonic Lodge members.
The photo above are (from left to right) Maggie Stubenrauch - 2nd grade, Nate Stone - 5th grade, Zach Hueckel - 6th grade (738 points), Kennet Rampley - 4th grade, Austin Gammons - 3rd grade, Baylor Eftink - 1st grade, Jacob Asher - Kindergarten. (Baylor is in the white cardinals shirt and Jacob is in the red shirt on the left of Baylor in the front).
Congratulations to every student for reading. We all know reading can be fun!
Columbia, Missouri - Musicians in the Dexter Senior High School Band competed recently in the Missouri State Music Contest.
The Missouri State Music Contest is the musical equivalent of an athletic state championship. Student soloists and ensembles qualify to participate in the state contest by first receiving a I rating at district contest.
In the state contest judges rate everything from length, intonation, accuracy of notes, dynamics, interpretation, difficulty - even if the music presented to the judge has been properly numbered. This is serious business and students are graded on the highest of levels by college-level professors and judges.
Students from Dexter participating in the Missouri State Contest include:
Brass Quintet: Layla Brown, Emily Johns, Brooks Propst, and Ethan Gillum - Brass Quintet - 1 rating
Saxophone Sextet: Toni Curran, Layla Brown, Landen Stites, Erin Lauters, Shelby Smith, and Sarah Durham - 1 rating
French Horn Solo: Emily John - 1 rating
Percussion Trio - John Durham, Zach Kester, and Addison Moore - 1 rating
Trumpet Solo: Gina Magarian - 2 rating
Trombone Solo: Brooks Propst - 1 rating
Saxophone Solo: Toni Curran - 2 rating
Xylophone Solo: John Durham - 2 rating
Clarinet Solo: Chandler Crowley - 1 rating
Shown in the photo are row one (left to right): Erin Lauters, Sarah Durham, Chandler Crowley, Toni Curran, Alyssa Teets, and Gina Magarian. Row two (left to right): Ethan Gillum, Emily Johns, Zach Kester, John Durham, Addison Moore, and Brooks Propst.
Congratulations to all of the talented musicians who participated and earned a great rating!
Missouri - Area high school graduates may be missing valuable opportunities to receive financial aid for summer college classes by neglecting their A+ eligibility, according to officials at Three Rivers College.
“Most eligible students don’t realize that A+ works on summer classes, as well as the fall and spring semesters,” said Chris Adams, Director of Enrollment Services at Three Rivers College. “A+ allows you to get a head start on your education at an extremely low cost.”
To be eligible, students must first complete Missouri’s A+ Schools Program in their high school and submit a final high school transcript stamped with the school’s A+ seal. Qualifying students may receive up to six semesters of tuition and common fees at any participating Missouri community college, area vocational-technical school or state technical school, as long as they are enrolled in an approved program of study. Students may use A+ any time within four years of graduating high school.
A+ funding applies even if a student has used up or is ineligible for other financial aid such as Pell Grants, according to Adams. However, if a student is receiving a Federal Pell Grant, SEOG, or Access Missouri Grant, the Missouri A+ Incentive will pay only the allowable costs that exceed the above grants.
Registration for summer classes continues through May 30, with summer classes beginning on June 2. Registration is also open for Fall classes at all of Three Rivers’ locations. For more information on the A+ program, or on how to register for classes at Three Rivers, call 573-840-9605 or visit .
Three Rivers College is committed to contributing to the quality of life in Southeast Missouri with quality, affordable higher education opportunities and community services that support and encourage the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the region. For more information about college and workforce programs and upcoming events, visit Three Rivers College by clicking HERE.
